Dr Ford was a post-doctoral fellow at University of Salford, England from 1968 - 1969. He lectured at Stockport College of Technology (1969 - 1970), the University of the Witwatersrand (1970 - 1991) and UKZN (1992 - 2006).

He received the AECI Gold Medal in 1989 and 1997 as well as the SACI Gold Medal in 2006.

Position:

Emeritus Professor

Qualifications:

PhD - Dalhousie University
MSc - University of Wales
BSc (Honours) - University of Wales

Thomas A. Ford. The Vibrational Spectra of the Boron Halides and their Molecular Complexes. Part 13. Ab initio Studies of the Complexes of Boron Trifluoride with Formaldehyde and Some of its Analogues. Int. J. Quantum Chem., 112, 478-488 (2012).